Declaring a disability to an employer

Comparing disability figures internationally is difficult
due to the fact that different countries regard disability in different
ways. The following facts and figure therefore relate more to the United
Kingdom.
Disabled People
* There are approximately over 8.6 million
people who are classed as disabled in the UK alone.

* 8% of the people registered disabled use a wheelchair.

* It is estimated that there are 610 million disabled people worldwide.
* Four hundred million people living in the world’s developing countries
are disabled.
* 10 to 20% of every country’s population is thought to be affected by disability.
* There is estimated to be 39 million disabled people in Europe.
Disability at work
* Disability affects 20% of the working population.
* There are 6.8 million people of working age who are disabled with roughly
3 million in actual work.
* 13% of the workforce in the UK is disabled.

Disability & Employment
If you are disabled and looking for work then it is not an obligation for you to tell the potential employer beforehand that you are disabled but before making the decision there are some things that you should take into account.

There are very good reasons for telling the employer about your disabilities because you have certain rights in the workplace due to your disabilities. The disability discrimination act is there to protect a disabled person, which means it is against the law for an employer to discriminate against you in recruiting and choosing an applicant for the job.

Disability Benefit Rights
Disabled people have certain rights and there are laws set out to ensure they are entitled to receive help and support to lead the best quality of life possible. The rights, laws and benefits they are entitled to differ from country to country.
Disability benefit rights in your country:
Australia

If you are disabled with either a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disablement that prevents you from working then you may qualify for disability support pension,

Access for the disabled
Despite many improvements over the years with more awareness of disabled peoples needs those impaired by disability still have trouble accessing certain places. Examples of this are shops, libraries and restaurants.

There is a law in place however that governs your rights to access; the disability discrimination act states that places have to make reasonable changes to make access better for disabled people.

Just as disabled adults have rights then so do children. Every country will have a different policy regarding those rights under there social services department but usually only the name is different.

In the UK there is a policy in place which is called “The Children’s Act”. This policy was designed to keep children safe and well and help to give a disabled child a better lifestyle in the home by providing services to meet the needs of the child.